Recent comments in /f/sports

britboy4321 t1_j60zpkq wrote

It's a question of where to draw the line.

Whilst I know this isn't the story ..

Should I be allowed to go and stand in silence, donning a huge Russian flag and carrying a placard that says 'Ukraine has always been part of Russia'?

I'd argue that in a free country that should be acceptable. Otherwise, slippery slope and all that.

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Taser9001 t1_j60qjz3 wrote

Yes, governments are capable of abusing it, and some do abuse it (ironically, Russia is one of the most corrupt and abusive governments on this front right now), but surely it is also the responsibility of authorities and governments to protect their citizens? If people are going to go round spouting stuff that promotes needless war and invasion, things that are costing thousands upon thousands of lives, why should they be allowed to do that? To say otherwise is to excuse racists, misogynists, transphobes, homophobes, nazis, Putin supporters, etc, and that is simply not acceptable.

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DemSumBigAssRidges t1_j60ne3u wrote

Dude, that Colts Hard Knocks was super cringey at points. Like, his family tries to celebrate his birthday and he's having none of it, but... anytime Wentz is around you'd think he was chubbing up.

It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if they joined up again.

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sinesero t1_j600rt2 wrote

Maybe because in Russia most of people don't give a fuck about games without their sportsmans. But IOC want money from tv and other transactions. If no russian athletes russian tv wouldn't pay for translation. The same about FIFA.

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